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Radio schedule Friday 8th May 2020

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7am (repeat)
John Sessions

Electric Ink

Series 2, Episode 5

Freddy punctures Maddox's literary pretensions and uncovers a scandal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 71, Episode 8

After a successful debut earlier in this series, David Tennant is back on the show, joining Julian Clary, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton. But will he manage to speak for an entire minute this time..? Subjects include 'To Be or Not to Be' and 'My Dog's Got No Nose'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8am (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

A Slight Case of Demolition: The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 8:30am (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 6 - Flywheel At Christmas

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel is collecting for "charity" in a seasonal scam.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 9:30am (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 3 - The Reluctant Aristocrat

Belport tries to prove he's not a toff, but instead starts the world's first rail strike.

Radio 4 11:30am (repeat)
My Obsession. Image shows from L to R: Fan (Suki Webster), Danny Heywood (Paul Merton)

My Obsession

Episode 2

The pair met again and agreed to go on a proper date. All is going well until Danny spots TV producer Karen Francis.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

A Slight Case of Demolition: The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 12:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 6 - Flywheel At Christmas

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel is collecting for "charity" in a seasonal scam.

BBC Radio Scotland 1:30pm
30 min
BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30pm (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 3 - The Reluctant Aristocrat

Belport tries to prove he's not a toff, but instead starts the world's first rail strike.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5pm (repeat)
John Sessions

Electric Ink

Series 2, Episode 5

Freddy punctures Maddox's literary pretensions and uncovers a scandal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 71, Episode 8

After a successful debut earlier in this series, David Tennant is back on the show, joining Julian Clary, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton. But will he manage to speak for an entire minute this time..? Subjects include 'To Be or Not to Be' and 'My Dog's Got No Nose'.

Radio 4 6:30pm
30 min
The News Quiz. Angela Barnes

The News Quiz

Series 102, Episode 4

Helen Lewis, Andy Parsons, Kerry Godliman and Simon Evans join host Angela Barnes for the topical comedy panel game, featuring cryptic questions, acerbic satire and humorous cuttings sent in by listeners.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7pm (repeat)
The Men From The Ministry. Copyright: BBC

The Men From The Ministry

A Slight Case of Demolition: The bumbling civil servants tackle traffic trouble and town planning.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 7:30pm (repeat)
Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel. Groucho Marx as Waldorf T Flywheel (Michael Roberts). Copyright: BBC

Flywheel, Shyster And Flywheel

Series 3, Episode 6 - Flywheel At Christmas

Shady lawyer Waldorf T Flywheel is collecting for "charity" in a seasonal scam.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10pm (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 71, Episode 8

After a successful debut earlier in this series, David Tennant is back on the show, joining Julian Clary, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton. But will he manage to speak for an entire minute this time..? Subjects include 'To Be or Not to Be' and 'My Dog's Got No Nose'.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:30pm (repeat)
BBC Radio 4 Extra

Paperback Hell

Episode 2.2, The Body Bag: Coolly beautiful maverick female forensic pathologist Katie Devlin hunts for the cliché killer.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 10:45pm (repeat)
Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Steven Appleby's Normal Life

Episode 2, Normal Kids: The subversive cartoonist stumbles across an alien conspiracy to transform Earth into a holiday park for kids.

Radio 4 11pm (repeat)
Victoria Wood

Great Lives - Victoria Wood

Daniel Rigby discusses the life of Victoria Wood in the long-running Radio 4 biography series.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11pm (repeat)
Inside Alan Francis. Alan (Alan Francis)

Inside Alan Francis

Episode 1

Alan realises he must have done something wrong to annoy his long-suffering girlfriend, Jane, but cannot remember what it is.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 11:30pm (repeat)
Dave Podmore. Dave 'Pod' Podmore (Christopher Douglas)

Dave Podmore

Dave Podmore's Cricket Fix, Episode 1

Dave Podmore is the new face of english cricket - arrogant, money-grabbing, politically incorrect. This is his story.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 2:30am (repeat)
1835. Copyright: BBC

1835

Episode 3 - The Reluctant Aristocrat

Belport tries to prove he's not a toff, but instead starts the world's first rail strike.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5am (repeat)
John Sessions

Electric Ink

Series 2, Episode 5

Freddy punctures Maddox's literary pretensions and uncovers a scandal.

BBC Radio 4 Extra 5:30am (repeat)
Just A Minute. Nicholas Parsons. Copyright: BBC

Just A Minute

Series 71, Episode 8

After a successful debut earlier in this series, David Tennant is back on the show, joining Julian Clary, Stephen Fry and Paul Merton. But will he manage to speak for an entire minute this time..? Subjects include 'To Be or Not to Be' and 'My Dog's Got No Nose'.

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